GPT-4o vs GPT-OSS 20B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

GPT-4o wins overall with a score of 56 vs 22 (34 point difference).GPT-4o wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

64.5

GPT-OSS 20B

28.8

66
MMLU
31
66
GPQA
30
64
SuperGPQA
28
62
OpenBookQA
26

Coding

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

58

GPT-OSS 20B

23

58
HumanEval
23

Mathematics

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

65

GPT-OSS 20B

30

66
AIME 2023
31
68
AIME 2024
33
67
AIME 2025
32
62
HMMT Feb 2023
27
64
HMMT Feb 2024
29
63
HMMT Feb 2025
28
65
BRUMO 2025
30

Reasoning

GPT-4o

GPT-4o

63

GPT-OSS 20B

28

64
SimpleQA
29
62
MuSR
27

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-4o or GPT-OSS 20B?

GPT-4o scores higher overall with 56 vs 22, a difference of 34 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-4o or GPT-OSS 20B?

GPT-4o leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 64.5 vs 28.8.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4o or GPT-OSS 20B?

GPT-4o leads in coding with an average score of 58 vs 23.

Which is better for math, GPT-4o or GPT-OSS 20B?

GPT-4o leads in math with an average score of 65 vs 30.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-4o or GPT-OSS 20B?

GPT-4o leads in reasoning with an average score of 63 vs 28.